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Thursday, August 19, 2010

The exercise tower

Here is a pretty interesting sculpture I came across by coincidence in the 17th. It was made by Wang Du, a Chinese artist who has been living in France for 20 years now and who was ordered a monument dedicated to the Paris firemen, by the Paris town hall. It's called the Exercise Tower, and it's located right in front of one of the largest fire stations in Paris, at Place Jules Renard. It weighs 7 tons, it's 11 meters high and it's made of polished iron, just like the firemen helmets. Which makes it pretty difficult to photograph LOL!

Interesting! Buildings are reflected on the left, like a psychedelic effect! Well captured! The height of the tower (which is finally not so giant) is also well placed in perspective with the appearance of "little people" on the ground. Funny!And the matter of the tower fully restores the perilous nature of the firefighters activities.Great photo Eric. Great tribute. Et un bon exercice de commentaire!

Yes, curious! I do not know what this tower really looks like in real life, but in pictures that seems just out of the ground and ready to pierce the sky like a rocket. Moreover, it does not necessarily integrate well with other elements like buildings, which in a city like Paris, is not without offending some architectural sensibilities... But I do not say I dislike. Just a subjective perception and an interesting subject of photography! Beautiful reflections. LoL Lynn...